. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 240 ADDENDA, VOL. II. JaRiver (Congo System), South Cameroon.—Type in Vienna Museum. This and the two preceding species are distinguished from the other allies oi H. hynni by the absence of the anterior barbel. 66 e. BARBUS LUCIUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 553. Depth of body 4^ to 4^ times in total length, length of head o\ to ?)^ times. Head nearly 3 times as long as broad; snout rounded, 3 to 3J times in length of head ; eye 3^ (young) to 5 times in l
. Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British museum (Natural history) ... Fishes; Freshwater animals. 240 ADDENDA, VOL. II. JaRiver (Congo System), South Cameroon.—Type in Vienna Museum. This and the two preceding species are distinguished from the other allies oi H. hynni by the absence of the anterior barbel. 66 e. BARBUS LUCIUS. Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1910, p. 553. Depth of body 4^ to 4^ times in total length, length of head o\ to ?)^ times. Head nearly 3 times as long as broad; snout rounded, 3 to 3J times in length of head ; eye 3^ (young) to 5 times in length of head, interorbital width 4 to 4J times; mouth terminal, or lower jaw projecting, its width 3^ to 4 times in length of head ; lips rather Fig. 1^ Barhixs lucius. Type. 1 2* strongly developed, not extending across chin ; two barbels on each side, the anterior very minute, the posterior i or | diameter of eye. ])orsal III 9-10, equally distant from eye and from caudal, border feebly concave ; last simple ray strong, bony, not serrated, J to f length of head. Anal III 5, not reaching caudal. Pectoral ^ to f length of head, not reaching ventral; latter below anterior soft rays of dorsal. Caudal peduncle nearly twice as long as deep. Scales finely striated longitudinally, 43-47 M, 3 between lateral line and ventral, 16 round caudal peduncle. Silvery, back brownish, fins orange. Total length 230 millim. Angola. 1-2. Types. Lucalla R. at Lucalla. Dr. W. J. Ansorge (C). This species occupies an isolated position in the B. hynni Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees [by Taylor and Francis]
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